Yes Ken, I get it, as I said, you really made me laugh.At first i thought you wanted me to buy dear hubby a "barbie'' ha ha.I read him every ones interpretarions,he got a kick out of them all.He hit his chest and said"Me go hunt meat;grill with boys"You no come! Not really what i wanted to hear.lol Over view pictures?I will see if i can get my hubby up on the roof this week-=end ok? I try not to have more than one of the same hosta,but i do have 5 Blue Angel,because i love that one, and maybe 6-8 of anothe one,i lost the name tag ,i didn't keep very good track when i first started planting,,Because,,i didn't know at the time i would need to,ha ha with age-goes memory!Wish i would have made a map. I will try to get a count over this next month for you ok.And pictures. Regattagirl, I will also take a picture of the greenhouse,sounds romatic doesn't it? But man, let me tell you,it is Hotter than Hadies in there,even with the doors open. 8 years ago we bulit our home and we put all our worldly posssions in storage,we pitched a tent,and did all our cooking,and ,well, you name it, we did it all out side, execpt for sleeping, we did have a tent.We had a really fun time,the memories will last a life time.If you ever get the chance,go for it! Carol

We have vinyl and like it. A friend has fiberglass (which no one was installing around here when we installed ours...or at least not popular). But now if I was installing a pool, I would give fiberglass more of a consideration because of no-worry with the liner IF THE INSTALLER HAS EXCELLENT REPUTATION AND INSTALLED LOTS! I truly understand that if not installed level can be trouble...but when I look at my vinyl it isn't level nor is it even on the width! Good luck! Go with your 'gut' feeling if otherwise everything is equal!

I guess I am really glad I live in the northeast. Twenty years ago when my then toddler was sick and hospitalized for several days, his siblings, who were 5 and 7 at the time, were allowed to visit whenever and for however long we wished. When my youngest was born almost 13 years ago, all 5 older siblings visited at the same time. Two of them were present at the birth, and they all could have been had they wanted to. The only requirement was that there be someone there who would be willing to take them out of the room if they changed their minds in the middle of labor. I recently visited a relative who had given birth by c-section, and one of her husband's friends came to visit with his wife and toddler about 24 hours after the baby's birth. Hospitals in this area, especially in maternity, are desperate for patients, and they try very hard to be patient-friendly. Of course the other thing to remember is that YOU are in charge of your own medical care, not them. You are the one paying a whole lot of money for the hospital's services. The patient has the right to decide who can visit and who can't. There is no reason to ask for permission. Actually, that is a good thing to keep in mind before you go into the hospital in labor, at which time you may not be thinking terribly clearly. Decide what you want - whether or not you want medication, whom you want to be with you during labor, whether you want anything special like a water birth - and let your doctor and the hospital know in advance, in writing. Then, barring an emergency, you are much more likely to have the type of birth experience you want. Also, I would recommend using a doula, especially if you are not confident that your husband will say and do all the right things during labor. Fathers are often not thinking particularly clearly at that time either, and it has been my experience that they are often more scared than the mother, who may be too busy to worry. It is very helpful to have someone reassuring you that you can do this, especially if the hospital staff is saying, "here, take some drugs." It is perfectly possible to deliver even very large babies without medication, as long as you have support. Bring the number of the local LLL leader with you to the hospital, and if possible attend at least one meeting beforehand. Child birth is not normally a medical event, but a wonderful but natural part of life. One of the many reasons the first labor is often more difficult is lack of confidence. The hospital staff and others (yes, I know, including me) tend to tell you what to do. After the first one, they are more likely to leave you alone and assume you know what you are doing.

Thanks! I put conduit (both flexible and rigid) inside the walls. Horizontal runs are through knock outs inside the blocks but I tried to keep this to a minimum. Plumbing is also inside (PEX and PVC for waste water) the walls. The main reason for the interior block walls was that I wanted a solid feel. The doors are fairly large (8ft tall, 3.5ft wide) and solid core so I was concerned that metal studs may not be massive enough. I used metal studs for a wall concealing a tank for a wall hung toilet but everything else is concrete blocks.